Example sentences of "but [pron] was the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marks had grown greyer , more hairy , more stringy in the years-since their last meeting but he was the same man , shrewd , cynical , and a cop to the bone . |
| 2 | He 's a year younger than Thomas but he was the same height |
| 3 | But it was the same friend who eventually led Jean to the dead man 's ‘ passion wagon ’ caravan . |
| 4 | But it was the same man … last night 's rescuer and her new temporary employer were one and the same … |
| 5 | The haughty face was older , harder , but it was the same man she had dreamed of as a very young teenager . |
| 6 | There was no flat black Córdoba hat , but it was the same man and Maggie felt an almost bitter rush of disappointment , so strong that it took her by surprise . |
| 7 | The glow through , er yes the paper was erm , was the same colour all the way through and er , and erm they had quite an impact , but of course they , would only last a year or two er and er they started a small factory in London and , erm call it Hula-Hoops I think er , I do n't know whether Hula-Hoops came from the lighting shades or the lighting shades from the Hula-Hoops , but it was the same process that made them both and er this was erm thin plastic tubing brightly coloured , er which was er cemented together into er |
| 8 | At the same time not only was there another G number but it was the same make of car as the last five G numbers had been and it was the same colour as three out of the last ten cars that had passed the other way . |
| 9 | She was dressed differently but it was the same face , the same hair , the same pleasant manner , and I said to her , well I put it to her , was she a twin ? |
| 10 | She would n't have been surprised to see her hair had all turned white ; but it was the same face looking back at her . |